Plow.



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B. B. JAMES.

PLOW.

APPLICATION IILED AUG. 22, 1907. v

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

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A TTORNE VS PATENTED JULY 28,1908.

PATENTED JULY 28, 1908.

E. B. JAMES.

. PLOW.

AfPLIGATION FILED AUG. 22,1907

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD B. JAMES, OF OORDELE, GEORGIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JAMES GRIBBEN,

. OF THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA.

PLOW.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 22, 1907.

Patented July 28, 1908.

Serial No. 389,699.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD B. JAMES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cordele, in the county of Crisp and State of Georgia, have invented a new and useful Plow, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has relation to plows and it consists in the novel construction and arrangement of its parts as hereinafter shown and described.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple, strong and durable means for swinging a plow beam horizontally with relation to its standard and also for tilting the said beam vertically with relation to the standard. Such adjustments are especially desirable in land side and mold board plows although it may be used to advantage in other forms of plows.

The invention consists primarily of a beam which is pivoted to the upper end of the plow shaft. The lower ends of the plow handle are secured to the land side and mold board of the plow in the usual manner. A metallic bridge is attached at its ends to the said handles and a post is located upon the said bridge and is capable of having adjustment longitudinally thereof, or transversely with relation to the plow beam. The inner face of the post is provided with a series of horizontally disposed recesses. The end of the plow beam is provided with horizontally disposed lugs which are adapted to enter said recesses. The end of the beam having a bolt which passes through a vertically disposed elongated perforation in said post and constitutes a means for vertically adjusting the inner end of the plow beam.

In the accompanying drawing :Figure 1 is a perspective view of the plow. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the rear end of the plow beam, the bridge and the post. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the bridge partly in section. Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the bridge. Fig. 5 is a rear end elevation of the plow beam. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a modified form of the invention. Fig. 7 is a side elevation partly in section of said modified form.

The beam 1 is pivoted to the upper end of the standard 2. The plow 3 is attached to the lower end of the standard 2. The plow handles 4, 4 are secured at their lower ends to the plow 3. The bridge 5 is located berigid with the bridge 5.

tween the handles 4, 4 and is secured at its end to the inner sides thereof. One end of the bridge 5 is provided with a lug 6 which projects in front of the forward edge of one of the handles 4 and retains the said bridge against any tendency to rotate axially. The bridge is provided with the elongated slot 7 which is disposed in the direction substantially transverse with relation to the beam 1. The U-shaped iron 8 is attached to the rear end of the beam 1 and is provided upon the outer face of its intermediate portion with the horizontally disposed lugs 9. The bolt 10 passes through the said iron 8 and extends substantially in alinement with the longitudinal axis of the plow beam 1. The post 11 rests upon the bridge 5 and is provided with the depending bolt 12 which passes through the elongated slot 7 and is provided at its lower end with the threaded nut 13. The washer 14 is interposed between the nut 13 and the under surface of the bridge 5.

The face of the post 11 adjacent the rear end of the beam 1 is provided with a series of horizontally disposed recesses 15 arranged one above the other. The said post is also provided with the vertically disposed elongated perforation 16 through which the bolt 10 passes. The nut 17 is screw threaded upon the rear end of the bolt 10 and is adaptcc to bear against the rear surface of the post 11. The lugs 9 are adapted to enter the recesses 15.

From the foregoing description it is obvious that the plow beam 1 may be tilted vertically upon the standard 2 by inserting the lugs 9 in the perforations 15. When the plow beam is pitched at the proper angle the nut 17 is tightened up upon the bolt 10 when the post 11 is rigidly fixed with relation to the beam 1. The said plow beam 1 may then be swung horizontally upon its pivotal connection with the standard 2 and when in the desired position the nut 13 is tightened up upon the bolt 12 when the post 11 is made Thus means is provided as above indicated for adjusting the horizontal inclination and the lateral disposition of the plow beam with relation to the standard.

In the form of the invention as illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7 the handles 4 are attached directly to the rear end portion of the beam 1 and the beam is mounted in a yoke 18 which is pivotally attached to the forward portion of the upper end of the standard 2. The rear end portion of the said standard is provided with the laterally elongated portion 19 having a slot 20. The post 11 is mounted upon the portion 19 and its depending bolt 12 passes through the slot 20. 1n this form of the invention as the plow beam is shifted the handles 4 move with the same.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters- I Patent is through the handles and the ends of the bridge, said bridge being provided at one end with a lug which lies upon the forward edge of one of the handles and protects the securing bolts from vibration, a post located upon the bridge and being capable of lateral adjustment thereon, and means for adjustably securing the beam to the post.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiiXed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD B. JAMES.

Witnesses:

J. E. JoHNsoN, STEPHENS NEAL. 

